MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. With victory assured, Tom Brady watched the New England Patriots’ final offensive series from the sideline, good preparation for what’s to come. All of the Patriots will be spectators for the next week, enjoying a bye to start the postseason. And thanks to Sunday’s 35-14 victory over Miami , the Patriots (14-2) […]
2017
Lisbon girls rally past Monmouth, 46-38
LISBON The Lisbon High School girls basketball team rallied for a big Mountain Valley Conference win on Friday over Monmouth. Down 33-31 heading to the fourth quarter, the Greyhounds out-scored the Mustangs (5-2), 15-5 to improve to 4-2. Kaylin Le had a game-high 18 points in the win, with Giana Russo and Jasmin Le adding […]
Polar Bears split
POMONA, Calif. The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team bounced back from its first setback of the season to earn a convincing win at Pomona- Pitzer on Friday evening, 87- 53. The 13th-ranked Polar Bears improved to 9-1, while the Sagehens remained winless at 0-10. The teams played a tightly-contested first half, but Bowdoin was able […]
Bama, Clemson set for rematch
Get ready for a blockbuster sequel. It’s Alabama vs. Clemson, The Rematch. The top-ranked Crimson Tide will take on the No. 3 Tigers in a do-over of last season’s national championship game, a 45-40 thriller won by Alabama. If the Jan. 9 matchup in Tampa comes anywhere close to that classic in the desert, it […]
Redskins blow chance; Packers grab NFC North
LANDOVER, Md. Facing an opponent with nothing to play for, the Washington Redskins blew their chance to make the playoffs with an uninspired 19-10 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday. The Redskins would have made the playoffs with a win as long as the Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions night game didn’t end in […]
Hyde Phoenix athletes honored
BATH — The Hyde School-Bath athletic department recently honored several fall student/athletes. Senior Demeke Geremew of Bath was awarded the MVP award in cross country. In boys soccer, freshman Logan Truluck of Bath and senior Gregory Kidger of West Bath received MAISAD All-Conference honors in boys varsity soccer, while junior John Coray of Brunswick was […]
Davenport powers Bates to victory
SALEM, Mass. — Former Freeport High School standout Nina Davenport powered her way to a double-double, leading the Bates College women’s basketball team to a 70-45 victory over D’Youville on Friday in the consolation game of the Salem State Women’s Holiday Tournament on Friday. Davenport had 28 points and 11 rebounds as the Bobcats improved […]
Here's Something: This year, choose hope
Many would agree 2016 was a most unfortunate year on the international and domestic stages. We had a dispiriting American election, with each side failing to live up to presidential ideals. We saw Aleppo in Syria destroyed in sick, slow motion. We witnessed the rise of fake news, which may sound as innocuous as the […]
Letter: Frank's column incorrect about Trump's success
Halsey Frank states that those who voted for Trump aren’t “bigoted or ignorant” (Short Relief: “Trump won because he knew better”). I’m curious to know how he would characterize them. They voted for someone who encouraged violence at this rallies, denigrated a fallen soldier and his parents, mocked a disabled person, advocated for a religious […]